Brown’s Win and What it Means:
Cynics derided him as Gov. Moonbeam, reviving the tag applied in 1977 by the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko, who later apologized for it. They said he was too old at 72 to become governor […]
Opinion pieces, editorials and letters to the editor on Santa Monica issues from Santa Monica Mirror.
Afghan and Pakistan Relations: An Absurdist Play:
How many readers feel the outrage I do when I read the headlines – “Pakistan: Clinton Unveils Details of $2 Billion Military Aid Package” and “Afghanistan: Taliban Attack NATO Fuel Convoy, Killing Three” – of […]
Venice Boardwalk Can’t Be Bored-Walk:
People, we have a funk shortage. We lost some on Abbott-Kinney, where the funk got squeezed out and in its place we got Japanese ice cream shops and simulated hip clothing boutiques with $65 tank […]
Mirror’s Endorsements for Santa Monica City Council Candidates:
In the race for the Santa Monica City Council, this city is lucky as it has an overabundance of dedicated and qualified candidates. For the three open four-year seats, the most qualified candidates are the […]
Why Measure Y Doesn’t Measure Up:
Voters are being asked to impose a half-cent transaction and use tax increase on themselves without any specification as to what the funds would be used for beyond general municipal purposes, and then approve a […]
Election 2010: Let’s Also Get This One Right:
One of my sisters consistently votes Democratic, but she has become weary of the way that President Barack Obama seems to have never stopped campaigning. At first I defended the Obama, believing that he was […]
San Bruno Blast Should Be Final Nail in LNG Coffin:
There is no doubt that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has acted at least somewhat more responsibly in the wake of the September natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno than BP, the former British […]
Hometown Hero: Senator Barbara Boxer: An American Voter:
Barbara Boxer stood at a makeshift podium in the sand at Santa Monica Beach this past Saturday. Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver stood by her side, along with City Council member Bob Holbrook, Assemblywoman Julia […]
Weather Brings Airport Reprieve:
Dear Editor, It is the weekend of October 16 and all is quiet in Sunset Park, (for the most part anyways). As I sit in my home office, there is something amiss and then it […]
Fed Up With SMRR:
Dear Editor, The leadership of Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights has again demonstrated its advocacy of deception, lack of transparency, and contempt for democratic principles. At its August convention, the vote of 55 percent of […]
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